2.+Copyright+and+Multimedia

__**COPYRIGHT AND MULTIMEDIA**__
__What are the five types of multimedia?__ - audio - video - text - animation - graphics (pictures) media type="custom" key="5732213" __Why are these types of media covered by copyright?__ These types of media are covered by copyright because it protects the right of the author. If we didn't have copyright, people can claim other people's work as their own. They can borrow whole passages, quotes or characters and use them as their own without permission. Without copyright, someone could steal an artist's painting and later sell it and claim it as their own without needing to put any of their own thought in it. This also allows the author or creator to choose who gets to use their work.